Bill To: Who this invoice is intended for and their contact information.

Due Date: The Invoice Date plus Payment Term Days give you the Due Date, which is in plain English and easier to understand. Having a Due Date on the invoice is a tactful and professional way of making it clear to your customer when they should pay.

You have to put some thought into your invoicing routine. Simple cobbling together a bill of sale is not the best idea – sure it’s easy enough considering everyone has a word processor on their computer. But making smart use of invoicing practices and implementing a few of the latest cloud-based tools will help you get paid on-time, every time.

Templates will help you get your invoice format right, because all the fields are preset. You just have to open it up and fill it out. You can give yourself a head start by setting up templates for specific types of jobs, or certain customers – with a lot of the details already filled out.